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And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 2

יִקָּו֨וּyi.ka.Vulet them gather

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960B

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to collect

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 60:9, Jeremiah 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960B; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 3

הַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 4

מִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 5

הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 6

אֶל\־'El-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 7

מָק֣וֹםma.Koma place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 8

אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 9

וְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'Ehand let it appear

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNu3fs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 10

הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.Shahthe dry ground

Lemma: יַבָּשָׁה (yab.ba.shah) · Strong's: H3004

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: dry land

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Exodus 4:9, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Exodus 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3004; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 11

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 12

כֵֽן\׃Khenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 1:9 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
the sky	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
be gathered	→	קָוָה H6960B to collect
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
so that the dry [land]	→	יַבָּשָׁה H3004 dry land
may appear	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
And it was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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